Leica Q2 sample gallery updated

We're wrapping up our full analysis of the Leica Q2, and in the process of testing we have (naturally) taken lots and lots of photos with the camera. Take a look at what we've been shooting, and keep an eye out for our full review in the near future.

Well there are other Q2 reviews on the internet. If you believe there is no difference then good for you and ignore me. Just enjoy your camera and plz, don't be so hateful towards other people.Sigh...BTW still looking forward to see the final review here in DPreview. :)

And once again. Another gallery that looks like the same quality as the last camera gallery posted. They all just blend in now. All cameras have good quality images. People just need to start learning how to use the equipment.

All cameras provide stellar image capture on the sensor. All lenses do not work in all environments. But yeah, you are 99% spot on. I love the images I get with my x-t20, A7ii and G9. I need to get rid of either my fuji kit or the sony. I'm leaning towards the Sony, just have less invested in native Sony lenses. Nothing wrong with the a7ii tho. My skill level is pretty good I would say, maybe I'm not super creative, and I don't use photoshop, but I can and do prefer to shoot manual. Even at sports events. Never say never, but that's how much I love the G9. I will never get rid of it.

If you're not going to take a picture of a chart underexposed by 6 stops just to raise it to decent exposure, why even post anything? We all know that that's what matters most nowadays. Don't use your camera to take picture of stuff. Charts only, please.

Sure, the tones are pleasing and the colors look good. But who cares?

Oh, and black and white charts only, please. We don't want anyone to comment on bad color rendering. Not that this Leica renders colors bad, it doesn't. But that's why we're not going to judge it based on photographic merit.

I hope everyone realizes the are just quick snap shots and are not shot by a pro photographer. You can't take it out on the camera. I mean the photographer shot people at 1/25 and 1/50 of a second. Clearly those won't be sharp. Aside from all this, The image quality looks great to me, I'm waiting for the full review.

For me personally, I wanted to see how f1.7 images look as I'd use such a camera as a street portrait machine. f4-f16 doesn't matter to me because all quality lenses look really good stopped down by 2-stops or more from wide open.

But this is where I'm surprised. Though I've from the start felt this camera was ridiculously overpriced, I did expect its lens to be a showstopper. But it's simply not. For street portraits I'll need wide open aperture to be really sharp. This lens is soft wide open. Softer even than typical 50mm and 85mm f1.4 and f1.8 lenses when wide open. Weird for a 28mm Leica lens.

I'll also need fast reliable dead-on AF. The Q2 seems to front-focus regularly. Or it's focusing on the wrong thing.

#87/88 at ISO 100, 1/3200s, f1.7. #88 has about 2-stop(?) shadow lift. Again not real sharp. Appears to have focused very slightly front of necklace pendant rather than eye(s). Again front-focused if eye(s) was intended AF point. Bad AF Mode choice, AF miss, or photographer error?

Seems this lens is just too soft wide open for Street. I know, street is generally stopped down. Sure, but not nearly always. And what lens isn't great stopped down? Only 28 of the 125 photos (there are duplicate/edits) in the gallery are shot at f1.7-f2.2. Perhaps more f1.7 shots in different conditions/situations for a better idea?

Sadly in the race of making mirrorless AF-systems faster and faster focus accuracy has dropped quite a bit. Panasonic/ Leica turned up their guesstimation in their DFD algorithms, Nikon simply skipps the contrast focus confirmation wiggle in many scenarios, Dual Pixel AF is inherently inaccurate without some contrast AF, etc...

Looks pretty bad to me. Maybe it's the sample images or maybe it's the camera, or the jpg compression. I would not desire this lens based on the sample images. I am being honest, I know this is not what many would like to hear but I think more care needs to go to the sample images.

I expected a $5,000 camera with a fixed 28mm f1.7 lens to have a really REALLY good lens. This camera clearly does not. Therefore, it's not worth anywhere near $5,000. It's not even worth shooting for free.

I would love to see a comparison feature with sample photographs from the Leica Q2 and the Panasonic S1R with the Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4 ASPH. Do they share the same sensor ... same protective glass thickness ... offset microlenses?

I thought the Q2's lens was going to be the big selling point. And a BIG one it would have to be at this price. Instead, I'm really underwhelmed with IQ, and it appears the Q2 can't AF to save its life either...

Well, kind of "the thing" about the Q2 is that the lens is supposedly "mated" to the sensor. Presumably by micro-array. But yeah, i have no evidence to prove it.

And honestly, with the IQ so soft, i wonder if Leica shot themselves in the foot trying to reinvent the wheel for this camera. Something's not working. I'd like to think the lens is a bad copy, but who knows...

Dpreview images are snap shots like all their other cameras, so people have a base to compare with, know the same effort and editing is used. That is right an expensive camera doesn't make it any better, if you like a look of something, just buy filter or adjustment if you can't edit.

I don't think you can blame the camera for the lacklustre images, no more than you can blame a pair of trousers for making your bum look big. Every camera made these days from phone to phase one takes decent technical pictures to a degree, splitting hairs over details is a pointless merry-go round. What/how does the machine fit your style need and desire is the only difference these days.

I’m sure that the people that dislike Lieca simply can’t afford it or do not justify the hi price .. I see it like this.. I love my new Honda Civic and Sony a73 but if I won the lottery and money was no issue I would buy a Porsche and a Leica...

Poor you....you'll never discover the LEICA full colour spectrum realm. As SONY A7 owner w/35mm Zeiss f2,8 there is no way I will pretend SONY / ZEISS in the same category as LEICA. Having owned LEICA M6 I know there is a difference.

Add me to the "underwhelmed" count based on these shots.No doubt Leica fans will be about soon extolling the subjective virtues of this camera but based on these shots it does seem to be very much overpriced and over hyped. It reminds me of the "Emperor's new Clothes" story.

@basleigh Well, I am the owner of and M8 and an M240 and I honestly say the 35mm f2.8 Zeiss is just "as good" plus all the benefits of the Sony A7Rii/iii cameras, so please stop drinking the red Kool aid. I use the rangefinders because I like them, not because I believe there is some magic inside.

FUJIFILM lens color spectrum follows LEICA theme with depth and life-like; giving extra appeal. LEICA has survived despite high prices and small production for a reason. SONY ZEISS may satisfy some but no improvement over NIKON or CANON colors and image quality as those marks designed for the mass market. Only Americans drink KOOL AID whatever that is?

Well, Kool Aid is Nebraska’s official drink lol. But in this case drinking Kool Aid means "To become a firm believer in something; to accept an argument or philosophy whole-heartedly." Basically you believing Leica has some magic dust inside.

I have been toying with the idea of getting a Q2 in a few months to celebrate my B'day... however 5000 USD is a pretty high price tag especially when my A7Rii with a fast 28mm can give me some of that taste at 1/10 of that money.

Check the a7r3, really is a huge improvement over the a7r2 in all aspects , and coupled with a loxia 35mm or the gm 24mm 1.4, makes spending the money on the Q a very hard decision. The only advantage left in that case will be handling, which is relative :)

ZeBito- I noticed the bad AF for everything that isn't still life. It doesn't take F1 cars to bring the AF system to its knees.- The grip is even smaller- The EVF is much worse- Wouldn't take a camera with one very slow SD slot to a trip to Iceland- Weather sealing is non-existent and there are known corrosion issues

looking at these real life samples is helpful, but ideally you need to get the focus right and also show the strengths and/or weaknesses in use. More shots at a wide open aperture in regular light can help show how sharp the lens is. maybe some flatfield objects at that setting as well to see how edge sharpness is. Real life examples are a nice compliment to your studio samples which illustrate a completely controlled environment. If the they were thought out a little better they would actually be useful. This test makes it seem like a leica Q2 is no better than an average camera/lens combo. I could use a sony a6500 with a $500 lens and uprez to same pixel count and have the same quality results.

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